JAKARTA – The government planned to ease voyage permit in Indonesian vessels for foreign yachts. This policy will be implemented in Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 79/2011 about Foreign Yacht Visit in Indonesia. Maritime Coordinating Minister, Indroyono Soesilo, said this policy aims to attract around 1,500 yachts per year crossing Indonesia’s border to enter Indonesian waters.…
JAKARTA – President Joko Widodo’s plan to develop maritime sector is welcomed by insurance industry. For risk mitigation, Indonesian Public Insurance Association (AAUI) proposed the creation of maritime insurance consortium. AAUI Chairman, Ahmad Fauzie Darwis, explained maritime sector is identical with the development of fishermen and its infrastructure like fishing vessels. This business, previously, is…
JAKARTA – Fish-capturing fishermen worried since Maritime and Fishery (KP) Ministry asserted fish transshipment prohibition takes effect for all vessel types. Therefore, the regulation not only takes effect for foreign export vessels but also for small fishermen conducting transshipment to shipping vessels heading to fish processing unit (UPI). Gellwyn Yusuf, KP Ministry’s Captured Fishery Director…
JAKARTA – Since last month, the government keeps promoting the plan to make foreign illegal fishing vessels in Indonesian waters surrender by sinking the vessels. However, until now, the government has not run the threat yet. Maritime and Fishery (KP) Minister Expert Staff, Hariyanto Marwoto, said the government still acts carefully to run the threat.…